Volleyball Preview: MACCRAY Wolverines vs. Mabel-Canton Cougars
The MACCRAY Wolverines are on the road again on Friday to play the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but MACCRAY sidestepped Renville County West for a 3-2 win.
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Lyle/Pacelli as Mabel-Canton made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mabel-Canton was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, 25-8.
Mabel-Canton can attribute much of their success to Lydia Vatland, who had four digs and four aces, and Ava Jacobsen, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Vatland has posted since back in October of 2023.
Mabel-Canton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 55.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
MACCRAY's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Mabel-Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 21-0.
MACCRAY came up short against Mabel-Canton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can MACCRAY avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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